Create a new Search Federation (Example)
In the following example, a user on a local cluster (10.106.2.166) wants to create a Search Federation using a remote cluster (10.105.101.59).
- On the remote cluster (10.105.101.59), click the Allow incoming federation request button to allow the incoming federation request.
- On the local cluster (10.106.2.166), click the New Request button under Outgoing Federation Request section and configure the request.
If the remote cluster is using a self-signed certificate, you may see the following dialog for certificate verification. Click Accept to send the request.
After the request is sent, the you will see a Pending item created in the table. You can cancel this item any time.
- Go back to Federation Management in the remote cluster (10.105.101.59), and click Accept to accept this federation request, or click Ignore to ignore the request.
- On the local cluster (10.106.2.166), click the Add Federation button of the Search Federation section, and select the Federation Servers.
Search with Federation
To search with a different cluster, select a Search Federation that contains multiple servers (for example, My Search), and then select the cluster name ( 10.105.101.59) from the Cluster dropdown.
And then select the cluster name (e.g. 10.105.101.59) in the Cluster dropdown.
You can also add another query for a remote cluster by clicking the Add query button. The search returns the results from both servers.